ESXi 5.x could virtualize on Mac hardware. In my lab, I have a running ESXi on Mac mini server, which connects to Openstack via vCenter.
From: Jeremy Stanley <fu...@yuggoth.org> To: openstack@lists.openstack.org Date: 2013/12/04 07:46 Subject: Re: [Openstack] vmwareapi with VMwareESXDriver On 2013-12-03 14:47:48 -0800 (-0800), Stefano Maffulli wrote: [...] > If so, I haven't heard of anybody virtualizing OS X but I'd be happy to > be proven wrong. As recently as last year a former employer of mine was looking into it, but the issue turned out to be one of licensing. Apple didn't license OS X for running on any hardware except their own, so while there were some ways to make it technically possible it was not _legally_ possible. This also seems to be reflected in VMware's knowledge base now... <URL: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1000131 > -- Jeremy Stanley _______________________________________________ Mailing list: http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack Post to : openstack@lists.openstack.org Unsubscribe : http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack
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